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Shadow Play 1996 Film | Helena Bonham Carter | Portraits Chinois



What's your review of the 1996 film Shadow Play (Portraits Chinois)? It's directed by Martine Dugowson, and stars Helena Bonham Carter. #ShadowPlay #PortraitChinois #HelenaBonhamCarter Do you want to watch Shadow Play? Did you enjoy the full movie or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


About Shadow Play


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Portraits Chinois


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Shadow Play plot from IMDb: "Ada and Lise are both costume designers, the first is around 20, the other around 30. Both are working hard on their break through. There are also jobs for the movies. This is where Lise meets producer Alphonse, who is nearly 20 years older than she. Because he is unhappy with his girlfriend a secret relationship evolves. Ada has problems as well, but she's not the only one. There are also the young Emma and Nina, as well as Yves and Guido - enough people to get into complicated relationship entanglements."


Director: Martine Dugowson

Writers: Martine Dugowson, Peter Chase


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Helena Bonham Carter as Ada

Romane Bohringer as Lise

Marie Trintignant as Nina

Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Paul

Elsa Zylberstein as Emma

Yvan Attal as Yves

Sergio Castellitto as Guido

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic as Alphonse (as Miki Manojlovic)

Jean-Claude Brialy as René Sandre

Sophie Simon as Agnès

Emmanuelle Escourrou as Stéphanie

Katerina Mechera as Emilia (as Katia Mechera)

Mathilde Seigner as Fanny

Artus de Penguern as Gérard

Pierre Baillot as Monsieur Verdoux

Antoinette Moya as Christine Perridoux

Jean-Bernard Guillard as Thomas

Jacques Le Carpentier as Lise's Father

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